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2 men fatally shot on campus at Grambling State University in Louisiana

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WATCH ABOVE: wo people have been fatally shot on the campus at Grambling State University, following a late-night altercation in a courtyard – Oct 25, 2017

Two men were shot and killed on campus at Grambling State University in Louisiana early Wednesday, and the shooter fled the scene.

Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Williams says detectives are at the scene of the double homicide, assisting campus police.

Grambling State University media relations director Will Sutton told local media early Wednesday that it happened during a late-night altercation in a courtyard.

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Local media reported that Sutton identified one of the victims as a Grambling senior, Earl Andrews, and the other as Monquiarius Caldwell, both 23 and from Farmerville, Louisiana.

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“Our prayers go out to the victims and their families. Violence has no place on our campus. We will fully cooperate with the police investigation,” Sutton told local media.

The campus police and media relations offices had no more details they could share immediately

 

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